Key Commands/Shortcuts for Rowan Patents

Speed up your workflow and keep your hands on the keyboard with these key command shortcuts for common operations.

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Written by Dave Billmaier
Updated over a week ago

Quick Action Key Commands

All the hotkey combinations and keyboard shortcuts you know from your operating system, plus some other tricks you'll have up your sleeve in Rowan Patents.

File Functions

Windows

MacOS

Open (.rp, .tp, .docx)

Ctrl+O

Cmd+O

New File

Ctrl+N

Cmd+N

Close

Ctrl+W

Cmd+W

Save

Ctrl+S

Cmd+S

Save As...

Ctrl+Shift+S

Cmd+Shift+S

Export...

Ctrl+Shift+E

Cmd+Shift+E

Edit Functions

Windows

MacOS

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Cmd+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Y*

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Cmd+Y*

Cmd+Shift+Z

Cut

Ctrl+X

Cmd+X

Copy

Ctrl+C

Cmd+C

Paste

Ctrl+V

Cmd+V

Paste and Match Style

Ctrl+Shift+V

Cmd+Shift+V

Select All

Ctrl+A

Cmd+A

Find...

Ctrl+F

Cmd+F

Search and Replace...

Ctrl+H

Cmd+Shift+H

*Not available in the Drawing Tool

Format Functions

Windows

MacOS

Bold

Ctrl+B

Cmd+B

Italic

Ctrl+I

Cmd+I

Underline

Ctrl+U

Cmd+U

Strikethrough

Ctrl+Shift+X

Cmd+Shift+X

Subscript

Ctrl+,

Cmd+,

Superscript

Ctrl+.

Cmd+.

View and Window Functions

Windows

MacOS

Actual Size

Alt+0

Option+0

Zoom In

Alt+=

Option+=

Zoom Out

Alt+-

Option+-

Toggle Full Screen

F11

Control-Cmd-F

Minimize

Ctrl+M

Cmd-M

Close

Ctrl+W

Cmd+W

Claims and Terms Functions

Windows

MacOS

New Claim

.+Enter at end

of current claim

.+Enter at end

of current claim

Select Multiple Claims

Ctrl+Click

desired claim fields

Cmd+Click

desired claim fields

Select Multiple Contiguous Claims

Shift+Click first and

final desired claim fields

Shift+Click first and

final desired claim fileds

Convert Selected Text to Term

Ctrl+Shift+T

Cmd-Shift-T

Find and Tag Terms

Alt+Ctrl+T

Cmd+Option+T

Figure, Stencil, and Parts Functions

Windows

MacOS

Paste*

Ctrl+V

Cmd+V

Paste with New Number**

Ctrl+Shift+B

Cmd+Shift+B

Canvas Zoom In

Ctrl+=
or Ctrl+Scroll

Cmd-=
or Cmd-Scroll

Canvas Zoom Out

Ctrl+-
or Ctrl+Scroll

Cmd--
or Cmd-Scroll

Canvas Actual Size

Ctrl+0

Cmd-0

Add Term as Part

(number+lead line stencil)

Click+Drag to Canvas

from Terms Sidebar

Click+Drag to Canvas

from Terms Sidebar

Add Term as Part

(rectangle stencil)

Shift+Click+Drag

to Canvas from

Terms Sidebar

Shift+Click+Drag

to Canvas from

Terms Sidebar

*This action pastes new stencil(s) having the same type(s), attributes, part name(s), and part number(s) as the copied stencil(s).

**This action pastes new stencil(s) having the same type(s), attributes, and part name(s), as the copied stencil(s), but with new part number(s).

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